Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-20

THIS afternoon the rner-stone OF the Church OF
the covenant, Presbyterian, will be laid on the
proposed site, corner OF 18th and n streets The
nrss steps toward the organization Of the church
were taken in the spring Of 1883 The necessity
for Presbyterian Church In that section had been
recognized for years. Four years before the Wash
ington City Presbytery had appointed committee
10 consider its duty in view Of the fact that there
was no Presbyterian Church west Of 18th street
ana north OF Pennsylvania avenue. But nothing
was done to supply the need until fifteen gentle
IN men ai met IN April 1888 bought lot at the corner
upon it. Among these gentlemen were MI. Justice
Hon: Jas. g. Blaine, Hon. Gardiner q. Hubbard,
sn: MI; N ". Gait Mr. W. NJ Gait Rear Admiral Col
Jas Fitch Mr. Wm ka nsan A M ais e
low, and Mr.. Reginald Fendail The enterprise
was formally commended by the Washington City
avenue Presbyterian church, from which most Of
inc membership was likely at first to be drawn. In
nrse In was subscribed toward the enter
,OOO. In April, 1885, they amounted to over
$4,000: The enterprise had been incorporated
with the following board OF trustees: MI. Justice
Strong, Mr. Gardiner 9. Hubbard, MI. Justice Mat
Ss MI ke Jewell MT GAS
ter, and Mr. VIM. Ballantyne. 1t was determined,
at meeting OF the subscribers, to proceed with
chapel. Messrs Baliantyne, Fitch, and w. NJ
Gait were appointed a building committee. They
worked 50 jealousy that the chapel was completed
In september, 1885. 1t was dedicated october II
1885. The next evening the church organized,
electing Mr.. Justice Win. strong, Messrs. VIM
Carter and Rear Admiral Colhoun, ruling elders,
and Messrs Mark Brodhead, w. j. Rhees, g. P.
Carter, 1r, and c. w. Bushnell, deacons. The
s. MITCHELL Of Bu1alo He declined the cali. The
church then called Rev. DR.. T. S. Hamlin Of Gin
preaching his first sermon May 9. On sunday,
May 30. 1886. after an eloquent sermon by the
cation subscribed .. s3s, 900 in thirty minutes
toward the completion Of the church ediace. Dur
ing the next eight months the fund was increased
20 $4,000. AFTER service on Sunday morning,
January % 1887, the congregation subscribed the
balance OF the $780, 600, which it had been deter
the cost Of the edifiee $4,000, to be raised on
| mortgage), and $l,276 in addition within nine
minutes. This brought the total of subscriptions
to the enterprise from the beginning up 10 over
100000. The building committee, TO which Rev.
Dr.. Hamlin and Mr.. Gardiner g. Hubbard had
been been added, was INSTRUCTED TO proceed at once
since been actively carried on. The Church of the
Covenant has now nearly two hundred members.
It has two Sunday Schools and an industrial
| school, all in prosperous condition. The pre-
| sent boards are as roliows: Trustees: Hon. Gardi-
ner G. Hubbard, president; Mr.. Justice Strong.
Ballantyne, Mr.. Jas. E. Fitch, Mr.. NJ. w. Gait, Mr.
/, Reginald Fendall, and Rear Admiral Carter. FL
ders: Mr.. Justice Strong, Mr.. A. X. Qualhe, Mr..
VIM. Ballantyne, Mr.. C. B. Jewell, Rear Admiral
Carter. and Rear Admiral Colhoun. DeacOns:
Messrs Mark Brodhead, G. B. Shafer, Henry B. F.
mcfarland, and C. w. Bushnell.
| The foundations OF The new church building,
| fronting rs feet on 18th street. or Connecti-
cut avenue, and 100 feet on N street
| northwest. have been laid, and were ready
| to-day for the corner stone The architecture OF
the church will be OF the same general character
as that OF the chapel already erected, only the
building will be more imposing, at the corner Will
| be a komanesque tower 165 feet in height.
The ceremony OF laying the cornerstone will
take place at O'Clock this afternoon. Rev. Dr. T.
8. Chids will offer prayer; Rev. DR.. VIM. A. Bart
lett viii read the Scripture; Rev. DR.. Leunis
| dress; Hon. Gardiner g. Hubbard, president
OF the board OF trustees will read the list of con-
| tents OF the cornerstone. MI. VIM. Ballantyne,
chairman OF the building committee, will lay
| the stone in place, a ceremony that
Will be followed by prayer by Rev. DR.. A. w.
P1tzer. During the exercises appropriate hymns
will be sung, and at the close benediction win be
pronounced by Rev. Theodore 8. Wynkoop.